Coricos – Ring- Shaped Corn Cookies

Coricos – Ring- Shaped Corn Cookies

Coricos are ring-shaped cookies made with corn flour, very traditional in some northern Mexican states.  In small communities and rural settlements, homemade batches of these sweet treats are baked year-round, and especially for Catholic Holy week and Easter.   In larger communities and cities, packages of coricos are omnipresent at supermarkets and corner store displays alike ... click on title for more

Pan de Cajita – A Gluten-free Treat from Guerrero

Pan de Cajita – A Gluten-free Treat from Guerrero

The state of Guerrero is named after Vicente Guerrero (1782-1831); he was the second president and one of the fathers of the Mexican republic, abolishing slavery in 1829.  Guerrero was betrayed, and deposed shortly after that, and by execution, he met his untimely death, on February 14, 1831.   As a homage, I am sharing this recipe for a gluten-free treat from Teloloapan, Guerrero, where it is a cherished old-fashioned bread, ubiquitous around the Day of the Dead, in November, but also available year-round. For this post, I decorated some for Valentine's Day ... click on title for more